Textile material and method of making



Oct. 26, 1943. A, UNGER 2,332,833

TEXTILE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING Filed-Feb. 16, V1942 a JNVENToR.

zM-MMM Patented Oct. 26, 1943 UNITED STATESA PATENT OFFICE TEXTILE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING i p Abraham Unger, East Orange, N. J., assignor to Duro Persian Manufacturing Co., Inc., East Newark, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application February 16, 1942, Serial No. 431,137 (o1. 57149 16 Claims.

The present invention relates to textiles and more particularly to textiles.` used in the manufacture of imitation Persian lamb cloth and to an improved method of making.

Imitatio'nPersian lamb cloth has been manufactured by securing curled chenille to ais'uitable backing, theicurled chenille being disposed on the backingin closely adjacent irregular rows to simulate the appearance of Persian lamb fun Such cloth has been sold extensively, but its durability-has been of such a limited nature as to deter repeat orders from customers. In` use, the ends of the chenille bers frequently lose theircurl due to dampness and age. In addition, any rubbing tends to `pull the loose ends of the fibers out and` to mar the appearance of `the cloth. Forthese reasons, the percentage of complaints by persons buying garments made from the cloth were sufliciently great that many stores `discontinued the purchase of garments made from it. An attempt to overcome this objection has been made by utilizing wrapped cords instead of the curled chenille previously used.

These wrapped' cords presented diiculties which" prevented the commercial manufacture and sale of cloth therefrom.

The present invention. aimsto overcome the above and otherdiiiiculties` by providing an improved textile, made in. part from a strand of chenillewhich has the advantage n and appearance of curled chenille in the manufacture of Persian lamb fabrics and at the same timehas satisfactory durability which cloth made from curled chenille does not have, whereby the manufactured cloth 4is satisfactory for sale as garments and will not impair customers good will by failing to withstand the usual wear. The invention also provides an improved method of producing v the article. 1

An Iobject of thepresent invention is to provide an improved strand of `textile material particularly useful in themanufacture of imitation Persian lamb cloth.

Another object of theinvention is to provide' an improved method of making a strand` of tex; tile material.

Another object of the invention is to provide an `improved cloth having the` appearance of Persianlamb fur.

Another object of the invention is` to provide an improved strand of textile material which has substantially the softness and flexibility of curled chenille and which is more durable than curled chenille.

Another object of the invention is-to enclose the fibers of a strand of chenille to improve its durability without detracting from its appearance.

Other and further objects of the invention will be obvious upon an understanding oi the illus' trative embodiment about to be described, or`

will be indicated in the appended claims, and various advantages not referred to herein will occur. to one skilled in the artupon employment of the invention in practice.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has been chosen for purposes of illustration and description and is shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a part' of the .speciiicatiom wherein i Fig. 1 is a sectional view illustrating the iinproved method and also illustrating'the strand of material in its various stages leading to the nished form; l I

Fig. 2 isa sectional View along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 illustrating the out chenille as it appears before entering the tube;

. 3 is a sectional View along the line 3.-3

of Fig. 1 illustrating a section through a iinished` piece of l cloth made from the textile material to imitate Persian lambfur;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of one coil ofthe textile material of the cloth;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional'view through the coil shown `in Fig. 5; and

Fig. 'l is a sectional view through a modified form of the strand of textile material, `illustrating the use of curled chenille for holding the outer wound casing in position.

For convenience, the methodwill be first described as the structural features of the strand of textile will be clear from its description. In the preferred method ofV making, illustrated in Figs. `l to 3, `a tube l is `provided having afflared opening at its entrance end 2 which tapers down to a desired internal diameter at its outlet end 4.1. 'I'heexteriorof the tube preferably tapers down also toward the outlet end to facilitate the application of the wound textile as will be described hereinafter. A strand of cut chenille 5 is Vpassed through the interior of the tube I; Cut chenille is known in theart and generally comprises `a pair of'twisted threads with outwardly tube and is illustratedin `section in Fig.` 2 ofthe drawing. The radially projecting fibers 6 form, in effect, a cylindrical surface. As the strand of chenille passes through the tube l, the bers 6 are bent backwardly as shown at 'l' so that the external diameter is substantially less than before it entered the tube. The exterior of the tube has a thread 9 wound on it preferably by a holder (not shown) for aV spool 8which`re'volves around the tube continuously to apply the thread thereto. The exterior of the tube is preferably tapered so that the chenille thread 5 passing through the outlet end 4 of the tube engagesthe wrapped thread 9 and pulls it off of the end'. of the tube and carries it with the chenille. In this way, the exterior of the tube governs the size of the finished strand of material. The bent` hence exert an outward pressure on the wrapped thread 9, tending to hold it in its outermost position and in substantially cylindrical form'. The thread is preferably made of a series of strands which completely cove-r the exterior of the strand of chenille and form, in effect, a closed casing thereabout. rlhe bent fibers of the chenille,r in pressing outwardly, tend to'v hoid the strands forming the casing in place and tend to prevent separation thereof and exposure ofthe enclosed. fibers..y When the strandiof chenillel is bent,A the casing will have a tendency to slip on the enclosed strand of chenille and hence a chenille strand can; be. bent into a't turns. as illustrated in Fig.. 5. Any separatoriyof the: strands 9 will not detract'fromthexappearance or the durability of the finished cloth but actually produces irregularities which improves the appearance by'` making'it resemble more nearly Persian lamb fun; which has numerous irregularities init.

While the chenille may be formed oan-y. suitable material, in the preferred form the fibers S are formed from sized or stiffened rayon or fromvisca straw,- th'at is, yartificiali straw. lt will be understood. that good lresults may be had with other types of material; for example, Wool, mohair', etc. Sized vrayon and visca straw are stiff and tend to hold'the-wrapped textile $1 in place. At the same time', the outer casing formed bythe wrapped. textile 91 mayl be distorted in sewing and bending so that it resembles very closelyv Persian lamb fur. The appearance of the finished strand in section is illustrated in Fig.. v3, where the bent fibers 't are shown held in position by the textile wrapping 9.. The fibers 6:, in passing through the tube 'are bent backwardly so that they are bentdown' atan angle to the central 'axis of the strand of chenille.

It will be understood that the strands of textil-e material may be made in various sizes. Excellent results have been obtained by utilizing a tube having an internal diameter 'atits outlet end of. one-'eighth inch with. a strand of cut chenaille having. aV diameter oi about one-'quarter of animen. The encased chenille formed was abouty nine thirty-seconds of an ,inchv in diameter. The dimensions given areto.-vv be considered as illustra.- tive only.

The strands of .textile made in accordance .with

the method described above mayl be served to a backing H.- as illustrated in Fig; 4. by; any suitable machinery. The. composition of the' strand is such: that needles will readily pierce it and it maybe sewcd to the backing without encountering difficulties with sewing inaclrinery.` The stitches 'createv irregulariticsgin the surfaceof the outer casing; and tend toV give the appearance" of Persian lamb; fur. By reason of the textureof fibers 5 of the chenille tend to straighten and terially exposed and hence it is able to withstand Wear without giving a frazzled or worn look. The present fabric and the present strand of material for marking it are a Substantial improvement over a fabric made from curled chenille or a fabric made from wrapped cords.

A modified form of the invention is illustrated fin Fig. 7,. wherein curled chenille is used instead of the chenille illustrated in Figs. l to 3. In this case, a strand of curled chenille having curled or swirled fibers 6c, and a core l2 is passed through the interior ofthe tube l. and the wound textile 9a applied to it. The curled chenille will produce excellent results, but the uncurled chenille illustrated in the preferred embodiment is preferred.

It will be seen that the present invention provides an. inexpensive imitation fur clothhaving the appearance of Persian` lamb. The cloth is durable and is adapted to give yexcellent wear under various weather and humidity conditions. The free ends of the chenille are substantially enclosed by, a continuous textile thread wrapped about it, thereby greatly increasing the durability of the; article without impairing its appearance. The use of the chenille, particularly chenille made of stiffened rayon or visca straw, affords a slight outward pressure tending to hold the outer yeasing in position. and toprevent disarrangement of the thread wrapped. thereabout. While the strand of material may have other uses, it is particularly useful covering backing to form acloth which simulates the appearance of Persian 'lamb fur.

The clothmade as described: herein is fully capable or withstandmgthe roughfusage to.` which it,l

may be subjected.

.As various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts herein without departing from the spirit and'scope of the invention and .without sacrificing any of its advantages, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to beinterpreted as illustrative and' not in a limiting sense. Y

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim:

l.. The method of making an article of the class described, which comprises forming a strand of chenille having the outwardly extending fibers thereof inclined with respect to the axis'of said strand, and placing a fibrous covering material over said strand so that the fibers of said latter materiall extend substantially transversely to the axis, of the strand of chenille. i

2. The method of making a text-ile member; which method comprises passing a strand of mafterial, having outwardly projectingl bendable iibers, through a tube member to bend 'said fibers toward the axis thereof and applying a wound textile to said fibers, whereby the bent fibers tendto retain the wound textile in substantially cylindrical form. f l

3.1The, method of making a textile member, which method comprises passing a strand of materiaL having outwardly projecting bendable fibers, through a tubular member, to bend said` fibers toward the axis thereof, winding a textile applying a textile winding to the bent fibers of the strand, whereby the bent fibers tend to force the textile winding into its outermost position.

5. The method of making an imitation Persian lamb cloth which method comprises forming a strand of material having fibers of substantial length projecting outwardly therefrom, bending said fibers toward the axis of the strand, applying a textile winding to the bent bers of the strand, whereby the bent fibers tend to force the textile Winding into its outermost position, and thereafter securing said encased strand of material to a backing in closely adjacent contorted rows thereon to simulate Persian lamb fur.

6. An article of manufacture comprising a strand of textile material having a Wound exterior casing of non-rigid material, said strand of textile material having bent radially extending bers pressing against the outer casing to hold it in its outer position.

7. An article of manufacture comprising a vstrand of textile material having an exterior casing and a strand of chenille within the casing with the outwardly extending fibers of the chenille held under compression by the outer casing.

8. An article of manufacture comprising a strand of textile material having a wound exterior` casing and a strand of chenille within the casing, with the outwardly extending bers of the chenille inclined toward the axis of the strand of chenille and held under compression by the outer casing.

9. An larticle of manufacture comprising a` strand of textile material having a wound exterior casing and a strand of cut chenille within the casing, the outwardly extending bers of the strand of the chenille being made of sized rayon and the outwardly extending rayon bers being held under compression by the outer cas- 1ng.

l0. An article of manufacture comprising a strand of textile material having an exterior casing of non-rigid material and a strand of chenille within the casing, having outwardly extending stiiened bers, said stiffened bers being bent out of their normally straight position by the outer casing, the tendency of said fibers to straighten exerting a force on the casing tending to hold it substantially in cylindrical form.

1l. An article of manufacture comprising a strand of textile material having a wound exterior casing of non-rigid material and a strand of chenille within the casing with the bers thereof curled to support the outer casing.

12. An article of manufacture comprising a strand of textile material having a wound exterior casing of non-rigid material and a strand `of chenille within the casing with the fibers thereof bent to support the outer casing.

13. An imitation Persian lamb cloth comprising a backing, and a strand of textile material secured thereto in contorted outline to cover the backing, said strand of textile material comprising a strand of chenille having a wound exterior casing thereover of non-rigid material, the fibers of the chenille being bent to support the casing.

14. An imitation Persian lamb cloth comprising a backing, a strand of textile material secured thereto in a zigzag outline with substantially flat folds or bends therein to cover the backing, said strand of textile material comprising a strand of chenille having a wound exterior casing thereover of non-rigid material, said chenille permitting slippage of the casing thereon to facilitate sharp bends.

15. An imitation Persian lamb cloth comprising a backing, a strand of textile material secured to the backing in a series of adjacent rows with reverse bends therein to simulate Persian lamb, said strand of textile material comprising a strand of chenille having a wound Aexterior casing thereover of non-rigid material, the fibers of the strand of chenille being bent to support the casing, whereby said strand may be bent into flat folds and may be distorted to simulate Persian lamb.

16. An imitation Persian lamb cloth comprising a backing, a strand of textile material stitched thereto in a series of zigzag rows closely adjacent each other, with reverse bends in the material, to cover the backing, said strand of textile material comprising a strand of ychenille having bers made of stiffened rayon and having a substantially circular exterior casing thereover of a non-rigid material.

ABRAHAM UNGER. 

